Annex II.b

Interview questions for governmental organisations of individual countries

Pollution Events & Main Polluters

1. Were there other relevant acute plastic pollution events in the Nordic region apart from the Trans Carrier incident (this includes marine, riverine and terrestrial event)?
2. What are the main polluters and sources of acute plastic pollution in the Nordic countries (riverine, terrestrial and marine)?

Legal regulations, responsibilities and gaps

3. What agreements/regulations on prevention of acute plastic pollution are there?
4. What agreements/regulations on emergency response of acute plastic pollution are there?
5. What agreements/regulations on clean-up of acute plastic pollution are there?

Responsibilities

6. How are the responsibilities for addressing acute plastic pollution defined for what organisation in your country?

Measures that address acute plastic pollution in the Nordic countries

7. What measures on prevention of APP incidents are present in the Nordic countries?
8. What measures on emergency response of APP incidents are present in the Nordic countries?
9. What measures on clean-ups of APP incidents are present in the Nordic countries?

Organisational frameworks that respond to and clean-up acute plastic pollution in the Nordic countries

10. What organisational frameworks that respond to and clean-up acute plastic pollution in the Nordic countries exist?
11. Which stakeholders are part of those frameworks per framework?
12. What are the roles & responsibilities of those stakeholders of those frameworks?
13. What is the structure organisationally of those frameworks?
14. What ways of cooperation exist in those frameworks?

General, regarding APP:

15. What gaps exist regarding legislation/policies regarding acute plastic pollution to your opinion?
16. What gaps exist regarding measures to your opinion?
17. What gaps exist in terms of definition of tasks to your opinion?
18. What gaps exist in terms of cooperation to your opinion?
19. What would in your opinion be the most efficient measures to prevent acute plastic pollution?
20. What would be the most urgent measures to strengthen preparedness for efficient control and cleanup?
21. Are there, among the countries in your region, examples of best practice in handling acute plastic pollution?
22. What recommendations would you give for further actions to address APP?
23. Do you have additional remarks that you want to share?